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Structural member for vehicle

a technology of structural parts and vehicles, applied in the direction of vehicle body stabilisation, transportation and packaging, aerodynamic improvement, etc., can solve the problems of turbulent airflow along the side surfaces of vehicles in the front-to-back direction, and achieve the effect of reducing the adhesion of mud and dir

Active Publication Date: 2019-04-02
SUBARU CORP
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The structural member effectively reduces dirt and mud adhesion on the imaging window, ensuring clear rear visibility and minimizing aerodynamic turbulence, thus maintaining vehicle aerodynamics and camera functionality.

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Therefore, airflow that flows along the side surfaces of the vehicle in the front-to-rear direction becomes turbulent due to the door mirrors.
As a result, dirt around the vehicle, splashed mud, and the like may adhere to the mirror surfaces of the door mirrors.

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[0021]An implementation of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0022]FIGS. 1A and 1B illustrate the relationship between an automobile 1 to which an implementation of the present invention is applied and airflow. FIG. 1A is a side view. FIG. 1B is a top view. The automobile 1 is an example of a vehicle.

[0023]The automobile 1 illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B includes a vehicle body. The vehicle body 2 includes an occupant section 4 having doors, a front section 3 that projects forward from the occupant section 4, and a rear section 5 that projects rearward from the occupant section 4. The vehicle body 2 has a curved surface having a streamline shape so that substantially uniform airflow that flows in the front-to-rear direction when the automobile 1 moves flows along the curved surface. Since the air resistance is low, good aerodynamic characteristics and high energy efficiency can be obtained. In FIGS. 1A and 1B, the one-dot chain lines indicate the ...

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Abstract

A structural member for a vehicle projects from a vehicle body. The structural member includes a first airflow surface and a second airflow surface along each of which airflow flows, and an imaging window. The first airflow surface and the second airflow extend between a front edge and a rear edge of the structural member in a front-rear direction of the vehicle body and face away from each other. The first airflow surface has a length longer than a length of the second airflow surface in the front-rear direction. The imaging window is provided in the first airflow surface, and an image of an area outside the vehicle body is captured through the imaging window.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-071356 filed on Mar. 31, 2016, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND1. Technical Field[0002]The present invention relates to a structural member that projects from a vehicle body.2. Related Art[0003]Vehicles, such as automobiles, include door mirrors as described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2014-267726. The door mirrors have mirror surfaces in rear sections thereof. An occupant can visually check traffic conditions, for example, in an area behind the vehicle by looking at the door mirrors.[0004]The door mirrors project leftward and rightward from the side surfaces of the vehicle body, and are required to have mirror surfaces in rear sections thereof. Therefore, airflow that flows along the side surfaces of the vehicle in the front-to-rear direction becomes turbulent due to the door mirrors....

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B62D35/00B60R1/12B62D37/02B60R11/04
CPCB62D35/008B60R1/12B62D37/02B60R11/04B60R2001/1253B60R1/06B62D25/00Y02T10/82
Inventor NAGASAWA, ISAMUIWATA, SATORUKAMINAGA, KAZUHIRO
Owner SUBARU CORP